Patents by Inventor Victoria Suzanne Whiffin

Victoria Suzanne Whiffin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • IMMOBILISATION OF BACTERIA TO A GEOLOGICAL MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090215144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for immobilising bacteria in a material permeable to the bacteria, in particular a geological body, comprising forming a first zone comprising the bacteria in the material and allowing the first zone to move through at least part of the material; forming a second zone comprising an effective amount of a flocculating agent to the material and allowing the second zone to move through at least part of the material, wherein the zones are allowed to move such that the zones become at least partially overlapping and at least part of the bacteria flocculate, thereby becoming immobilised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Leon Andreas van Paassen, Victoria Suzanne Whiffin, Marinus Pieter Harkes